College Basketball Betting: Handicapping Late Season

As we approach the final week of the college basketball regular season, which includes the
major conference tournaments, it’s time to remind you of one of the great pitfalls gamblers
make.
That is to bet on the team that needs a win more.
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As we approach the final week of the college basketball regular season, which includes the
major conference tournaments, it’s time to remind you of one of the great pitfalls gamblers
make.
That is to bet on the team that needs a win more.
Combine this with the public’s infatuation with betting on the better team, some of the best
investment opportunities are forthcoming in the early days of March Madness betting
simply by fading bubble teams.
Why are they great go-against teams for the sharp player? The previously stated motive is
one of them.
The linesmakers know that gamblers accept as true that the bubble teams will
be more motivated.
Thus, bettors are ready and willing to lay extra points.
But the fact is, if a team is on “the bubble” they haven’t been victorious often enough in
such “must win” games.
The squads that excel in pressure games have their NCAA at-large
bid locked up by this time of the year.
The most opportune situation is when a bubble team
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